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<blockquote data-quote="CharlesRyan" data-source="post: 4518116" data-attributes="member: 5265">SteveC already gave a pretty good answer to this.I'll just add that if all British pubs really were what you imagine them to be (as implicit in your post--if nothing else, superior to Applebees), the answer would be Heck No.This sort of illustrates my point (albiet perhaps weakly). Based on how you put your question, I'm guessing you have an image in your mind of The British Pub. It seems like it might be a favourable image--a comfortable, welcoming place, characterized by old world charm and a neighborly camaraderie. In this sense, The British Pub is in effect a brand, to which you have a relationship. Given the chance, this image--this brand--might affect your restaurant-patronization choices should The British Pub be an option for you.In reality, some British pubs are like the above. Others are beer-soaked sports bars. Some don't serve food at all. The &quot;British pub&quot; spans a range of experiences equivalent to almost every form of bar and mom-and-pop restaurant in the US. Actually, some British pubs are in fact chain restaurants.I prefer the food and experience at The Selbourn Arms and The White Horse many times over that at Applebee's. But eating at The Selbourn Arms tells me absolutely nothing about the pub in the village in Dorset that I happen to be driving through with two hungry children. Whereas the Applebee's logo tells me everything I need to know!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CharlesRyan, post: 4518116, member: 5265"] SteveC already gave a pretty good answer to this. I'll just add that if all British pubs really were what you imagine them to be (as implicit in your post--if nothing else, superior to Applebees), the answer would be Heck No. This sort of illustrates my point (albiet perhaps weakly). Based on how you put your question, I'm guessing you have an image in your mind of The British Pub. It seems like it might be a favourable image--a comfortable, welcoming place, characterized by old world charm and a neighborly camaraderie. In this sense, The British Pub is in effect a brand, to which you have a relationship. Given the chance, this image--this brand--might affect your restaurant-patronization choices should The British Pub be an option for you. In reality, some British pubs are like the above. Others are beer-soaked sports bars. Some don't serve food at all. The "British pub" spans a range of experiences equivalent to almost every form of bar and mom-and-pop restaurant in the US. Actually, some British pubs are in fact chain restaurants. I prefer the food and experience at The Selbourn Arms and The White Horse many times over that at Applebee's. But eating at The Selbourn Arms tells me absolutely nothing about the pub in the village in Dorset that I happen to be driving through with two hungry children. Whereas the Applebee's logo tells me everything I need to know! [/QUOTE]

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